The effective maintenance of quality management systems in the construction industry

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 768-790

  Low, Sui Pheng ^a   Omar, Hennie Faizathy ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Innovation; Integration; ISO 9000; Maintenance; Quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000686834     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656719710181303     Document Type: Article

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